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Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Krakow Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Krakow

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Barcelona is 27.1% more expensive than Krakow without rent, and 32.2% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Barcelona is 30.2% more expensive than Krakow without rent, and 40.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.08 โ‚ฌ14.72
$11.03 zล‚ย 40.04
54.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$69.5 โ‚ฌ59.9
$53.2 zล‚ย 193
30.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.87 โ‚ฌ11.95
$9.66 zล‚ย 35.06
43.58%
Cappuccino
$2.75 โ‚ฌ2.37
$4.02 zล‚ย 14.59
-31.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.72 โ‚ฌ2.34
$2.17 zล‚ย 7.88
25.35%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 โ‚ฌ1.71
$2.22 zล‚ย 8.07
-10.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 โ‚ฌ3.82
$4.09 zล‚ย 14.85
8.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.61 โ‚ฌ3.98
$4.13 zล‚ย 15.00
11.62%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 โ‚ฌ1.11
$1.16 zล‚ย 4.22
10.34%
White Bread (500g)
$2.05 โ‚ฌ1.77
$1.38 zล‚ย 5.00
48.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.93 โ‚ฌ1.67
$1.41 zล‚ย 5.10
36.88%
Eggs
$3.46 โ‚ฌ2.98
$3.59 zล‚ย 13.04
-3.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.86 โ‚ฌ16.26
$9.23 zล‚ย 33.51
104.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.52 โ‚ฌ8.21
$6.47 zล‚ย 23.47
47.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.88 โ‚ฌ16.28
$11.41 zล‚ย 41.43
65.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 โ‚ฌ2.25
$1.31 zล‚ย 4.76
99.24%
Banana (1kg)
$2.46 โ‚ฌ2.12
$1.77 zล‚ย 6.42
38.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.18 โ‚ฌ1.88
$1.83 zล‚ย 6.66
19.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.85 โ‚ฌ2.46
$3.00 zล‚ย 10.87
-5.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.95 โ‚ฌ1.68
$1.05 zล‚ย 3.80
85.71%
Onion (1kg)
$1.85 โ‚ฌ1.59
$1.02 zล‚ย 3.71
81.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 โ‚ฌ1.26
$1.31 zล‚ย 4.74
11.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 โ‚ฌ0.78
$0.69 zล‚ย 2.51
31.88%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.10 โ‚ฌ6.12
$5.36 zล‚ย 19.44
32.46%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.15 โ‚ฌ6.16
$6.74 zล‚ย 24.48
6.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 โ‚ฌ1.23
$1.17 zล‚ย 4.26
22.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.32 โ‚ฌ2.00
$1.78 zล‚ย 6.45
30.34%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.00 โ‚ฌ2.59
$1.10 zล‚ย 3.99
172.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.36 โ‚ฌ24.45
$40.12 zล‚ย 146
-29.31%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.56 โ‚ฌ3.93
$2.45 zล‚ย 8.91
86.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 โ‚ฌ1.83
$0.97 zล‚ย 3.54
118.56%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.59 โ‚ฌ25.50
$13.07 zล‚ย 47.46
126.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.86 โ‚ฌ1.61
$1.71 zล‚ย 6.22
8.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.5K โ‚ฌ33.2K
$33.1K zล‚ย 120.3K
16.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.5K โ‚ฌ28.0K
$31.6K zล‚ย 114.6K
2.79%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$184 โ‚ฌ159
$275 zล‚ย 999
-33.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.87 โ‚ฌ19.72
$9.21 zล‚ย 33.44
148.32%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.73 โ‚ฌ32.52
$16.93 zล‚ย 61.5
122.86%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$58.0 โ‚ฌ49.99
$38.37 zล‚ย 139
51.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.16 โ‚ฌ18.24
$22.54 zล‚ย 81.8
-6.12%
Cinema Ticket
$11.17 โ‚ฌ9.63
$8.33 zล‚ย 30.25
34.09%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$704 โ‚ฌ607
$447 zล‚ย 1,623
57.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.9K โ‚ฌ12.9K
$13.0K zล‚ย 47.2K
14.95%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$87.4 โ‚ฌ75.4
$77.0 zล‚ย 279
13.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.30 โ‚ฌ32.15
$45.46 zล‚ย 165
-17.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 โ‚ฌ89.6
$101 zล‚ย 367
2.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 โ‚ฌ101
$111 zล‚ย 403
5.12%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,534 โ‚ฌ1,322
$921 zล‚ย 3,342
66.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,227 โ‚ฌ1,057
$745 zล‚ย 2,703
64.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,779 โ‚ฌ2,395
$1,598 zล‚ย 5,801
73.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 โ‚ฌ1,736
$1,170 zล‚ย 4,248
72.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,981 โ‚ฌ6,018
$5,825 zล‚ย 21.1K
19.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,821 โ‚ฌ4,155
$3,755 zล‚ย 13.6K
28.37%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Krakow
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,473 โ‚ฌ2,132
$2,008 zล‚ย 7,289
23.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
7.77
-56.37%

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Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

Last update for Krakow: January 13, 2026

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